My own daughter was the victim of vehicle arson in Bath a few years ago. Middle of the night, awakened by an explosion which broke neighbours’ windows, melted the plastic in double glazed windows and the downpipes, and welded the Mercedes behind her car to the road.

My daughter was absolutely terrified and thought her whole lovely little house was going to be destroyed.

The fire brigade was wonderful – there within five minutes, but too late to save anything from the car, but at least her home was saved.

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The police merely asked if she had any enemies, and moved on. Subsequently on hearing of someone being jailed for two crimes of arson, one including vehicles, very near where she lives I enquired of the Police whether or not they had been able to gather information from this felon about the destruction of my daughters beautiful little car. Apart from stating the Data Protection Act prevented them giving information to me, her mother, (Really?) they simply said that the “case would be re-opened should further information come to light”.

Obviously they had done nothing, and are still doing nothing if so many fires are occurring. Meanwhile the premiums of everyone whose car is on the road goes sky high – like the cars themselves.